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A Farewell to Kings The Graphic Novel by David Calcano, Juan Riera, Ittai Manero, and Lindsay Lee September 2019 |
Officially licensed RUSH graphic novel chronicling the making of Rush’s classic album “A Farewell to Kings.”
RUSH, the well-known Canadian power trio, is one of the most influential rock bands of all-time, with more than 40 million records sold worldwide. This epic, fully authorized graphic novel chronicles the birth of Rush’s classic album “A Farewell to Kings”. Relive the trials and triumphs alongside Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart as they create the masterpiece of progressive rock that gave birth to “Closer to the Heart” & the majestic “Xanadu”. The book features artwork and storytelling from Fantoons, with new input from Alex Lifeson (Rush guitar player) and Terry Brown (the producer of the album).
Writing: David Calcano & Lindsay Lee
Cover Drawing: Juan Riera & Ittai Manero
Layouts: Ittai Manero & Lindsay Lee
Illustrators: Juan Riera & Ittai Manero
Colors: Ittai Manero
Additional Colors: Lindsay Lee
Edits: Beth Scorzato
Additional Edits: Mark Irwin
Book Layout: Brett Burner
Rush Historian: Ray Wawrzyniak
Production Coordination: Linda Otero & Yannine Poleo
Excerpt from
Foreword
By Broon a.k.a. Terry Brown
(Producer with Rush on the album A Farewell to Kings)
The journey with Rush was the sweetest. It began in 1973 when Vic Wilson, who at that time was managing the band with Ray Danniels, called me up and asked me if I could help the boys finish their first album -- it needed a few tunes recorded and all of it mixed. That took a total of three days, and it was three days that would help shape the future for both rush and myself. The recording was a thrill, Ged's voice was like nothing I had heard before in my eight years of recording, and Alex doubled his guitar parts with such fluid accuracy it formed one huge guitar sound, all very exciting.
It would be a year later that I'd get introduced to Mr. Peart, who not only came with killer chops on the kit, but also a love for the written word, and it was this love that fueled a powerful trajectory for the next three albums, bringing about our pilgrimage to Wales to record A Farewell to Kings.
Excerpt from
notes about the making of this graphic novel:
The idea of doing a graphic novel about one of the greatest rock records ever is quite overwhelming. As of now, no one that we know of has attempted to tell the story of the making of an album as a graphic novel, and being the first is both scary and exciting.
We did our absolute best to create a story that works, with an entertaining pace to make it a great reading experience, with material for both hardcore and new fans. The narrative is inspired by true events, and we worked extremely hard to capture each of the band members' personalities to the best of our abilities.
Terry Brown and Alex Lifeson both gave us interviews that added new insights about the album, and at the same time we listened and read every possible article and book that talked about this album. Terry even wrote the foreword! How cool is that?! Geddy and Neil reviewed the book when it was done, and after a few notes we got their thumbs up to move forward.
acknowledgements
None of this could happen without Pegi Cecconi and Patrick McLoughlin from SRO and Showtech. I'm eternally thankful for the projects that we do together. Working with you guys truly feels like family.
Eddie Trunk and Andy Curran, who opened the door for us to be here.
Ray Wawrzyniak whose expertise and Rush knowledge is second to none.
Our dear friend Mark Irwin for his advice and friendship.
Ed Stenger from RushIsABand.com, John Patuto from Cygnus-X1.Net and Eric Hansen from Power Windows, their continuous support towards our work is what got us here.
The people who supported our initial Rush Toons kickstarter.
My unbelievable Fantoons team: Alberto Belandria, Greg Chen, Samuel Blanco, Jorge Mattus, Yannine Poleo (a.k.a Daria), Lindsay Lee ... And my all-time pals Ittai Manero and Juan Riera.
Everyone at Simon & Schuster for trusting us, especially my fellow music fan: Abraham Chang.
My dear friend & drummer Ed Benatar.
David Wilk for his knowledge and continuous advice.
My wife and producer Linda Otero. I love you, thank you so much for your patience and unconditional support. Without you there's no Fantoons.
And of course, the holy triumvirate, for being the coolest guys I know.
-David
"Rush: The Making of A Farewell to Kings"
By Fantoons © 2019 Fantoons LLC
Officially Licensed Rush Book
© 2019 SRO/YYZ
All Rights Reserved, Rush (R)TM.
Printed in Canada
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